In the best cast category, the films face off against the folks in Darren Aronofsky’s “Black Swan,” Lisa Cholodenko’s “The Kids Are All Right,” and David Fincher’s “The Social Network,” all three of which took multiple nominations this morning. Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis for “Swan,” Annette Bening and Mark Ruffalo for “Kids,” and Jesse Eisenberg for “Network.”

Not present was “The Social Network”‘s Andrew Garfield, which was one of many major snubs to come out of the awards. “Blue Valentine” duo Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams (both Golden Globe nominees) did not make the cut, neither did “Another Year”‘s Lesley Manville, “Animal Kingdom”‘s Jacki Weaver, “The Fighter”‘s Mark Wahlberg, “True Grit”‘s Matt Damon, and “Rabbit Hole”‘s Dianne Wiest. That does aid in any of them receiving Oscar nominations. Last year, the SAG awards correctly predicted 19 out of 20 eventual Oscar nominees.

Getting significant boosts this morning, meanwhile, was the welcome surprise of “Winter’s Bone”‘s John Hawkes in the best supporting actor category, as well as “Conviction” actress Hilary Swank getting a nod (over the favored likes of Manville and Williams). “True Grit”‘s nominations for Jeff Bridges and Hailee Steinfeld is also welcome news for them after being snubbed at the Golden Globes.

The Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations (for film) are listed below. The winners will be announced on January 30th, 2010. Check out a list of all the awards so far this year here.

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion PictureBlack SwanThe FighterThe Kids Are All RightThe King’s SpeechThe Social Network

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading RoleJeff Bridges, True GritRobert Duvall, Get LowJesse Eisenberg, The Social NetworkColin Firth, The King’s SpeechJames Franco, 127 Hours

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting RoleChristian Bale, The FighterJohn Hawkes, Winter’s BoneJeremy Renner, The TownMark Ruffalo, The Kids Are All RightGeoffrey Rush, The King’s Speech

Comments

Frank
May 21, 2016 9:49 pm

Much to my dismay the Kings Speech will not be seen by enough people, as it relies on the ability of the actors to tell a story (not special effects) and that doesn’t seem to be what people want today. I was taken by the film from the 1st scene and enjoyed watching the story unfold. I felt as if I were a fly on the wall watching something special….a story I knew nothing about. I was captivated by the two lead characters as they built trust and friendship. Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush will be big winners at award time, and well deserved.